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As of June 2023, 27 out of every 100 Ecuadorians were in poverty, according to INEC. These people live on less than USD 3 a day. By June 2023, 4.9 million people were in poverty, that is, 27 out of every 100 Ecuadorians, according to the latest report from the National Institute...

In Ecuador, the Norwegian company Yara promotes the so-called precision agriculture, a promising practice to combat climate change, but not so affordable for small and medium producers. A laboratory in Pocklington, England, is an ally of agriculture. It has the capacity to...

Citizens of Ecuador and Bolivia are the only South Americans who need to apply for a Schengen visa. As the international scene is, this will not change anytime soon. The hopes of Ecuadorians to be able to travel freely to the European Union, without requiring a Schengen visa,...

To boost the production of craft beer, representatives of the sector hold the Middle of the World Beer Cup, which ends on July 23, 2023. Craft beer production in Ecuador has reached 6.4 million liters per year, according to the Association of Craft Breweries (Asocierv). Craft...

The President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, reported that Ecuador and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the capacities of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces, in their fight to combat threats to security and peace. “As part of the...

When candidates improvise to curry favor with their voters, they leave themselves open to taking their campaigns down undesired paths. Although ridicule has become a common currency in times of electoral campaigns, the excesses committed by some candidates in their desperate...

In Ecuador, a movement is gaining momentum and changing the way cacao is perceived. The “PapaCacao” business school emerged 30 years ago as a new current that has highlighted the importance of the connection between producer and consumer, and emphasizes the quality,...

The world passport rankings have a few surprises in store in 2023, with Singapore taking the top spot from Japan. Ecuador even went up five steps. For the first time, the ranking of the most powerful passports in the world is led by Singapore, whose citizens can visit 191...

The restaurant ‘Los Chamacos’, owned by the Ecuadorian Andrés Salas, was the winner of the first taco championship in Spain. The best taco in Spain is cooked in Castellón, a province in the eastern part of the European country. But it is not made by a Mexican, but by...

The American magazine Travel + Leisure published a list of the best cities to visit in South America. Quito ranks fourth. The American magazine Travel + Leisure chose Quito as one of the five best cities in South America to visit in 2023. He reached that conclusion through a...